It doesn’t matter… He does qualify for unemployment benefits. I had the same situation where I worked for a company for about 7 years and resigned from that position to accept a better one, but was laid off about 3 weeks later. This company has been in the news quite a bit lately (hint, hint), but the point being is that I was advised to apply and did receive unemployment.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 15:36:03 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/answers-about-unemployment-benefits-part-2/#comment-443579The press stated that President Obama will be announcing additional money for training and schooling for unemployed workers. Some of the programs don’t begin until August but meet the requirements for the labor as approved programs. Most of the programs last at least a year. Will this money that the Obama Administration is giving to NY cover this area. If approved how long can one collect unemployment benefits while attending school?
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Thu, 07 May 2009 20:23:24 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/answers-about-unemployment-benefits-part-2/#comment-442897I have a friend who had a regular job for a year. He quit in order to take on another job. But shortly (two weeks) into the second job he was laid off. Is he qualified for unemployment benefit? — the concern is that he quit the first one and was not employed long enough for the second one.
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